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Shiraoi, Japón
02:26:15 AMWednesday, April 29, 2026 · Asia/Tokyo

Shiraoi, Hokkaido
Town in Hokkaido, Japan
Hora local actual
02:26:15 AM
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Zona horaria
JST
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Próximo festivo
Shōwa Day
miércoles, 29 de abril de 2026 · Public
Solapamiento laboral ahora
0 / 7
Reference markets are overlapping with Shiraoi right now
Aeropuerto más cercano
CTS
New Chitose Airport · 37 km
Aeropuertos indexados
18
Curated airport references available for Japón
Snapshot at render time: 02:26:15 AM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Shiraoi (UTC+09:00, JST).
Status
Nighttime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Current weather
4°C, Clear sky
Feels like 1°C · Humidity 83% · Wind 4 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
04:31 AM to 06:31 PM
Day length 14h 0m · Solar noon 11:31 AM
Next country holiday
Shōwa Day
miércoles, 29 de abril de 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Shiraoi local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
17.8K
Coordinates
42.55, 141.35
Timezone
Asia/Tokyo
Aeropuertos indexados
18
Capital
Tokyo
Languages
Japanese
Currency
JPY (¥)
Country area
377,930 km²
Shiraoi (rank #1193 by population in this dataset) sits at Asia/Tokyo (JST, UTC+09:00) with roughly 17.8K residents, anchoring local-time questions for Japón.
The coordinates 42.55°N, 141.35°E put Shiraoi roughly 4723 km from the equator in the mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, which is why the page expects clear seasonal daylight differences across the year.
Today the sun rises around 04:31 AM and sets around 06:31 PM in Shiraoi — about 14h 0m of daylight. Japón stays on standard time here, so UTC+09:00 is stable through the year.
Noboribetsu (18 km from Shiraoi) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 18 curated airport pages indexed for Japón.
Shiraoi planners should mark 2026-04-29 (Shōwa Day); that's the next national holiday signal in view.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Timezone
JST
IANA Zone
Asia/Tokyo
UTC Offset
UTC+09:00
DST Status
Standard Time
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Quarter
Q2
London
-8h
New York
-13h
Los Angeles
-16h
Dubai
-5h
Singapore
-1h
Sydney
+1h
São Paulo
-12h
Year-long daylight curve. Shows how dramatic high-latitude summers are.
Shows whether it's currently business hours (9am to 5pm) in major financial centers, and how many hours they overlap with Shiraoi.
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 06:26 PM | -8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| New York | 01:26 PM | -13h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 10:26 AM | -16h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 09:26 PM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 01:26 AM | -1h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 03:26 AM | +1h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 02:26 PM | -12h | Check the overlap widget below |
Shiraoi está en la zona horaria Asia/Tokyo (JST), con un desfase UTC de +09:00.
Shiraoi no está actualmente observando el Horario de Verano.
El desfase UTC actual para Shiraoi es UTC+09:00.
Shiraoi sits at 42.55°N, 141.35°E in Japón, with about 17.8K residents (rank #1193 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Shiraoi is Tokyo, about 778 km away as the crow flies.
Noboribetsu is the closest indexed city, roughly 18 km from Shiraoi.
New Chitose Airport (CTS) is the closest curated airport reference, about 37 km from Shiraoi.
Shōwa Day is the next upcoming holiday in Japón, on miércoles, 29 de abril de 2026.
Shiraoi is a town located in Iburi, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town had a population of 17,759. It was established in 1867 by the feudal lords of Sendai. Most of the area of the town is forested and parts lie within the Shikotsu-Tōya National Park.
Distance-wise, Shiraoi is closest to Tokyo (~778 km), Singapore (~5,908 km), Dubai (~7,841 km); São Paulo is the far end at roughly 17,778 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.
Shiraoi sits inside Japón — the Eastern Asia subregion, capital Tokyo, languages Japanese, currency JPY (¥).
Around Shiraoi, the nearest mapped reference cities are Noboribetsu (18 km), Tomakomai (23 km), Chitose (39 km), Muroran (39 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for JST planning.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Shiraoi: Shōwa Day, Constitution Memorial Day, Greenery Day. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Japón.
Closest curated airport references from Shiraoi: CTS Sapporo (37 km), SDJ Natori (492 km), KIJ Niigata (545 km).
In 2015, A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.
Japan pages should call out Golden Week because it is one of the clearest scheduling disruptors in the Japanese calendar.
New Chitose AirportCTS
Sapporo · 37 km from Shiraoi
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 48m
Sendai AirportSDJ
Natori · 492 km from Shiraoi
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 23m
Niigata AirportKIJ
Niigata · 545 km from Shiraoi
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 27m
Narita International AirportNRT
Narita · 759 km from Shiraoi
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 43m
Tokyo Haneda International AirportHND
Tokyo · 790 km from Shiraoi
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 46m
Exchange snapshot
1 JPY = 0.005 EUR · 1 JPY = 0.005 GBP · 1 JPY = 0.006 USD
As of 2026-04-28
On this day
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2013: National Airlines Flight 102, a Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft, crashes during takeoff from Bagram Airfield in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, killing all seven people on board.
Coordination pulse
0 of 7 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now